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The St Helena Advocate and Weekly Journal of News, published in 1851, was the first island newspaper, but closed two years later mainly due to competition from the government-funded St Helena Chronicle ( 1852 ).

This short publication period was a fate suffered by most island newspapers.

The St Helena Herald was published from 1853 but ceased publication in 1860 when the editor launched a new paper, the St Helena Record.

This closed in 1861 and was immediately replaced by the longest running paper, the St Helena Guardian ( weekly, 1861 – 1925 ).

The proprietor of the latter, Benjamin Grant, also published the St Helena Advertiser ( 1865 – 1866 ).